Summary of Contents for Keysight Technologies M9036A
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Restore/Upgrade Instructions M9036A PXIe Embedded Controller AG21 or AG21- M BIOS...
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Safety Information Do Not Remove Instrument Cover The following general safety precau- tions must be observed during all Only qualified, service-trained person- phases of operation of this instrument. nel who are aware of the hazards Failure to comply with these precau- involved should remove instrument tions or with specific warnings or oper- covers.
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Safety Symbols A CAUTION denotes a hazard. It calls attention to an operating The CSA mark is a registered trade- procedure or practice, that, if not mark of the Canadian Standards Asso- correctly performed or adhered to South Korean Class A EMC Declara- ciation and indicates compliance to could result in damage to the tion.
Keysight Technologies M9036A PXIe Embedded Controller The following instructions describe how to restore or upgrade to BIOS versions AG21 and AG21-M in your M9036A PXIe Embedded Controller. Use this table to determine which version of BIOS you should use. Feature...
Installation Process Overview The instructions on the following pages contain detailed steps on how to restore or upgrade the Keysight M9036A BIOS. The process contains these four stages: 1 Important: When upgrading the BIOS from Keysight AG19 or a previous version, you must install Microsoft Fix it 50470 before updating to AG21 or AG21-M.
CD (external USB) and then run it on the M9036A. If you fail to run Microsoft Fix it 50470, your M9036A may fail to boot Windows on subsequent system boots. If this happens, perform the following: To keep your existing disk image 1 Boot to BIOS setup by pressing the Delete key at the Keysight splash screen.
You should now see the files as shown in this table:: AG21 BIOS Files: AG21-M BIOS Files: 3970AG21.rom AG21-M.ROM FLASHROM.CMD FLASHROM.CMD HISTORY_rev.TXT HISTORY-M_rev.TXT README.TXT README-M.TXT M9036A PXIe Embedded Controller AG21 or AG21-M BIOS...
Step 3: Install the AFUWIN utility 1 Go to the American Megatrends, Inc. (AMI) website: http://ami.com 2 From the AMI home page, select Support: This opens the AMI Support web page. 3 Click BIOS/UEFI Firmware Support: M9036A PXIe Embedded Controller AG21 or AG21-M BIOS...
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5 Left click on Firmware Update Tool. This license agreement opens next. You should read the license agreement prior to agreeing to it. 6 Scroll down to near the bottom of the License Agreement web page. M9036A PXIe Embedded Controller AG21 or AG21-M BIOS...
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When it is finished extracting the files, Windows File Explorer opens showing the folder contents. 12 Open the AMIBIOS-> afuwin folder. 13 Open the appropriate correct folder that matches your M9036A Operating System – either 32 for 32-bit OS or 64 for 64-bit OS: M9036A PXIe Embedded Controller AG21 or AG21-M BIOS...
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For AG21-M For a 32-bit system: For a 64-bit system: For a 64-bit system: 3970AG21.rom 3970AG21.rom AG21-M.rom FLASHROM.CMD FLASHROM.CMD FLASHROM.CMD HISTORY_rev.TXT HISTORY_revTXT HISTORY-M_rev.TXT README.TXT README.TXT README-M.TXT afuwin.exe afuwinx64.exe afuwinx64.exe amifldrv32.sys amifldrv64.sys amifldrv64.sys M9036A PXIe Embedded Controller AG21 or AG21-M BIOS...
4 After the utility completes, the BIOS will be updated. Verify BIOS Version 1 Restart M9036A. 2 When the M9036A beeps, press the DEL key several times to enter the Setup Menu. 3 Ensure that the BIOS version is the correct BIOS version.
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Keysight Technologies M9036A PXIe Embedded Controller Step 4: Update the M9036A BIOS 4 Exit the BIOS Setup Menu. M9036A PXIe Embedded Controller AG21 or AG21-M BIOS...